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crawl1 singular a very slow speed at which a vehicle moves forwardsThe traffic had slowed to a crawl. Synonyms and related words
Slow and gradual movements 2 uncountable a fast style of swimming in which you lie on your front and move one arm over your head and then the other while kicking your legs Synonyms and related words
General words for swimming and diving
crawl1 singular a very slow speed at which a vehicle moves forwardThe traffic had slowed to a crawl. Synonyms and related words
Slow and gradual movements 2 uncountable a fast style of swimming in which you lie on your front and move one arm over your head and then the other while kicking your legs Synonyms and related words
General words for swimming and diving
crawl
verb intransitive UK /krɔːl/ 1 to move along the ground on your hands and knees or with your body close to the groundShe crawled across the floor, her eyes stinging from the smoke. They crawled through the tunnel. Synonyms and related words
To walk, or to walk in a particular way 1a when a baby crawls, it moves forwards on its hands and kneesShe is just learning to crawl. Synonyms and related words
To walk, or to walk in a particular way
2 if an insect crawls, it moves forwards using its legsAnts were crawling over the cheese. Synonyms and related words 3 if a vehicle crawls, it moves forwards very slowlyCars and lorries crawled along the main road. Synonyms and related words
To move, or to move something, slowly 3a if a person crawls somewhere, they move there very slowly or with difficultyI was so tired I just wanted to crawl into bed. Synonyms and related words
To move, or to move something, slowly 3b if time crawls by, it seems to pass very slowlyThe weeks crawled by until we could meet again. Synonyms and related words
To happen, or to pass by slowly
4 showing disapprovalto try extremely hard to please someone, in order to gain an advantage, in a way that makes other people not respect youcrawl to: The way you crawl to them makes me sick. I’d rather die than go crawling back to him. Synonyms and related words
To try hard to please or impress someone
make your skin/flesh crawl
crawl
verb intransitive US /krɔl/ 1 (crawl across/along/through etc.) to move along the ground on your hands and knees or with your body close to the groundShe crawled across the floor, her eyes stinging from the smoke. They crawled through the tunnel. Synonyms and related words
To walk, or to walk in a particular way 1a when a baby crawls, it moves forward on its hands and kneesShe is just learning to crawl. Synonyms and related words
To walk, or to walk in a particular way
2 if a vehicle crawls, it moves forward very slowlyCars and trucks crawled along the main road. Synonyms and related words
To move, or to move something, slowly 2a if a person crawls somewhere, they move there very slowly or with difficultyI was so tired I just wanted to crawl into bed. Synonyms and related words
To move, or to move something, slowly 2b if time crawls by, it seems to pass very slowlyThe weeks crawled by until we could meet again. Synonyms and related words
To happen, or to pass by slowly
3 showing disapprovalto try extremely hard to please someone, in order to gain an advantage, in a way that makes other people not respect youcrawl to: The way you crawl to them makes me sick. I’d rather die than go crawling back to him. Synonyms and related words
To try hard to please or impress someone 4 if an insect crawls, it moves forward using its legsAnts were crawling over the cheese. Synonyms and related words
make someone’s skin/flesh crawl
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